Repayment rate of the copper line 10% 10%, KT Did not know? You hid?

Entry 2018.11.29 12:10

KT has announced the recovery rate of KT Ahn's fire department, but it has been revealed that the official announcement excludes about 10,000 people from the damage caused to users of copper cables.

KT revealed the state of restoration of the communication several times after the fire. In the afternoon of the 26th, "98% Internet line, 92% landline, 86% wireless connection has been restored". On the 28th, just four days after the fire, KT said: "98% wireless services and 99% wired have been restored" as a result of the normalization of communication.

However, there is a constant demand for damage and repair reports from home or small traders using copper cables. About 10,000 people would suffer damage such as a phone line. KT said: "The copper cables are heavy and it is impossible to get them through a manhole – and it takes longer because a communication site is needed to get back on track. a fire." "It is ambiguous to reveal the specific number of users, the extent of the damage and the progress of the recovery."

What is the reason why KT does not disclose this fact correctly when the disaster recovery of a copper cable is remarkably inferior to that of others?

According to the telecommunications industry, copper cables used in landline phones and fax machines have virtually disappeared since the introduction of optical cables in the 2000s. However, some people still use it without replacing it with a cable fiber optic, like an underdeveloped home or a small shopkeeper. An official of the telecommunication company said: "As installation costs and optical cable costs are a little higher than those of existing copper cable, there are many cases of cable use without changing it, as it is used for the elderly or low-income. "

The estimated number of copper cable users in Seodaemun-gu, Mapo-gu and Jung-gu in the area affected by the fire is about 10 000. As the said KT, even though 10% are reestablished, 9,000 people feel discomfort. A KT official said: "In fact, copper cables can not be repaired because they are difficult to repair," he said. "Users have probably been subordinate to mobile phone lines and Internet lines because they need to be corrected."

KT said: "Since copper cables are old-fashioned, fiber optic cables are increasingly used, and phone users and slot machines for cards connected by copper cables only represent a small part of all users ". "We are currently investigating the cause of the fire and it is not clear to mention the number of copper cable users because the amount of damage is not accurately accounted for." "

Victims and the telecommunications industry complain that "KT reduces the scale of damage". Ahn, a resident of Anhyeon-dong, said, "Most of the newspapers and televisions have been restored, but we can not phone in our neighborhood for a few days." Many older people are not using as landline phones or a small number of merchants, so I do not know if KT was in a hurry to recover, "Lee said.

The fire caused a 79-meter telecommunication loss near the KT Ahyeon branch. The optical cable and the copper cable go together on this line. Pbadages intended to use various communication services such as mobile phones, landline telephones, fax machines and the Internet have all been switched on.